Digital & energy access · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Chile: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 95.6% (2024), 25th of 188 in the world and 1st of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 132.7 (2024), 51st of 210 in the world and 11th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 23.7 (2024), 79th of 208 in the world and 14th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Internet users
ChileLatin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
ChileLatin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Chile in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 95.6%2024 | 25/188 | 1/34 | 16.6% | 45.0% | 87.5% | +34.5 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 132.72024 | 51/210 | 11/40 | 21.9 | 115.5 | 129.4 | +0.1%since 2014 | 116.8 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 23.72024 | 79/208 | 14/39 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 19.4 | +70%since 2014 | 20.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 8.82024 | 115/213 | 31/40 | 21.3 | 20.1 | 13.3 | −54%since 2014 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 11,9132024 | 55/215 | 5/42 | · | 46 | 12,745 | +7,156%since 2014 | 3,702 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 99.0%2024 | 135/215 | 27/42 | 97.9% | 99.5% | 100.0% | −1.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 90.7%2024 | 150/211 | 33/41 | 86.5% | 98.3% | 100.0% | −9.3 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 26/213 | 8/41 | 99.8% | 99.7% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 96.0%2024 | 77/192 | 11/33 | 87.0% | 90.0% | 94.0% | +4.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 99.5% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 4,348 kWh2025 | 55/149 | 3/24 | 2,473 kWh | 3,284 kWh | 4,167 kWh | +9.4%since 2015 | 2,828 kWh | 8,989 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 2,067 kgoe2024 | 56/150 | 3/24 | 1,623 kgoe | 1,796 kgoe | 1,946 kgoe | +6.2%since 2014 | 1,343 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 6.2%2025 | 113/149 | 23/24 | 7.3% | 8.2% | 3.9% | +1.3 ppsince 2015 | 13.6% | 5.4% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+34.5 pp95.6% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+70%23.7 in 2024
- Secure servers+7,156%11,913 in 2024
- Clean cooking+4.0 pp96.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Electricity access−1.0 pp99.0% in 2024
- Electricity access, rural−9.3 pp90.7% in 2024
- Power losses+1.3 pp6.2% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Chile and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Chile. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Chile | Argentina | Peru | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 95.6%2024 | 89.7%2024 | 82.0%2024 | 79.7%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 132.72024 | 140.22024 | 124.62024 | 98.02024 |
| Fixed broadband | 23.72024 | 26.12024 | 11.72024 | 12.12024 |
| Fixed telephone | 8.82024 | 14.12024 | 4.12024 | 3.02024 |
| Secure servers | 11,9132024 | 5,4532024 | 8272024 | 3642024 |
| Electricity access | 99.0%2024 | 98.4%2024 | 96.5%2024 | 96.6%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 90.7%2024 | 79.8%2024 | 82.1%2024 | 88.7%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 99.0%2024 | 99.8%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 96.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 93.0%2024 | 91.0%2024 |